BIS SALAMIS, INC. v. DIR., OFF. OF WORKERS'

No. 15-60148.

819 F.3d 116 (2016)

BIS SALAMIS, INCORPORATED; Signal Mutual Indemnity Association, Limited, Petitioners v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, United States Department of Labor; Joseph Meeks, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 17, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Smith (argued), Amanda Elizabeth Kurz , Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, Houston, TX, Daniel Patrick Sullivan, Esq. , Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Petitioners.

MacKenzie Fillow , Rae Ellen James , Associate Solicitor, Mark A. Reinhalter , Counsel, U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor, Joshua Thomas Gillelan, II, Esq. (argued), Longshore Claimants' National Law Center, Benefits Review Board, Washington, DC, David Duhon , U.S. Department of Labor OWCP/DLHWC, New Orleans, LA, for Respondents.

Before PRADO, OWEN, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


BIS Salamis, Inc. ("Salamis") and Signal Mutual Indemnity Association (collectively, "Petitioners") appeal from the final order of the Benefits Review Board (the "Board"), which granted Joseph Meeks ("Meeks" or "Claimant") benefits under the Longshore Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("LHWCA"), 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950...

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